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Going Courting in Lexington, Virginia – Part 2

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

There’s nothing quite like a primary source. John S. Wise –a cadet at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia during 1863-64 – later wrote his remembrances of trying to get acquainted with the “good Presbyterian girls” of the town. Certainly, … Continue reading →

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Going Courting in Lexington, Virginia – Part 1

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Theology and Presbyterian doctrine. That’s what first took Major Thomas J. Jackson to the home of Dr. George Junkin in Lexington, Virginia. But before long, theology and doctrine wasn’t the only thing on the major’s mind. Dr. Junkin’s daughter, Elinor, … Continue reading →

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